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cephalochordate

cephalochordate noun: any of the primitive fishlike creatures, of the subphylum Cephalochordata, including the lancelets, that lack a true spine but have a notochord which, in the case of cephalochordates, reaches into the head, contrary to the Urochordata.

Noun

cephalochordate (plural cephalochordates)

  1. Any of the primitive fishlike creatures, of the subphylum Cephalochordata, including the lancelets, that lack a true spine but have a notochord which, in the case of cephalochordates, reaches into the head, contrary to the Urochordata

Adjective

cephalochordate (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to these creatures.

Forms of cephalochordate

pluralcephalochordates

Origin of cephalochordate

From taxonomic name Cephalochordata, by surface analysis, cephalo- + chordate.

Questions about cephalochordate

What does cephalochordate mean?
Cephalochordate means any of the primitive fishlike creatures, of the subphylum Cephalochordata, including the lancelets, that lack a true spine but have a notochord which, in the case of cephalochordates, reaches into the head, contrary to the Urochordata.
What part of speech is cephalochordate?
Cephalochordate can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of cephalochordate?
The plural of cephalochordate is cephalochordates.

Words near cephalochordate in the dictionary

  1. cephalocele
  2. cephaloceles
  3. cephalocentesis
  4. cephalocentric
  5. cephalocentrism
  6. cephalochordate
  7. cephalochordates
  8. cephalochromin
  9. cephalococcygeal
  10. cephalocondylic
  11. cephalodactyly

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